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Virginia Hughes

Crime Science

A Brutal Inheritance

His DNA solved a century-old jailhouse rape. The victim: his grandmother.

Virginia Hughes Buzzfeed Jun 2019 20min Permalink

Science

Wake No More

Living with hypersomnia, a disorder marked by sleeping dozens of hours straight and still never feeling truly awake.

Virginia Hughes Matter Jan 2015 25min Permalink

Science

Arrested Development

Gabrielle Williams is nine years old. She weighs just 12 pounds. The mystery of “syndrome x” and the girls who never age.

Virginia Hughes Mosaic May 2014 25min Permalink

Science

23 and You

On recreational genetics, privacy and the new vulnerability of family secrets.

Virginia Hughes Matter Dec 2013 40min Permalink

Science

Safecracking the Brain

What neuroscience is learning from code-breakers and thieves.

Virginia Hughes Nautilus Oct 2013 15min Permalink

Science

Detachment

On the scientific research of Romanian orphans.

Virginia Hughes Aeon Jul 2013 25min Permalink

Science

Re-Awakenings

How a woman who couldn’t stop sleeping woke up.

Virginia Hughes The Last Word On Nothing Nov 2012 10min Permalink